After 12 weeks of steady on-field improvement as an interim leader, Dean Young has been named the full-time head coach of the St. George Illawarra Dragons, earning a two-year contract that will lead the club’s multi-year rebuild to reverse years of underperformance. Young stepped into the interim role earlier this season when the club cut ties with previous head coach Shane Flanagan mid-campaign, and his tenure got off to a rocky start with a lopsided 62-16 defeat on Anzac Day that left many questioning his ability to turn the struggling side around.
‘I’m not shy about saying that’: Dragons set lofty goals for next year as club reveals why Dean Young got the coaching gig
